Events for March 2026 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Sonic Representations of Jewishness, On Screen and Off

In-person conference at UCLA, April 19-21, 2026 Jews’ longstanding involvement with film and television has drawn much attention from scholars and the general public alike, raising the question of the significance of Jewish heritage and Jewishness more broadly for these creative endeavors, both on screen and behind the scenes. Given the centrality of music to

Sonic Representations of Jewishness, On Screen and Off

In-person conference at UCLA, April 19-21, 2026 Jews’ longstanding involvement with film and television has drawn much attention from scholars and the general public alike, raising the question of the significance of Jewish heritage and Jewishness more broadly for these creative endeavors, both on screen and behind the scenes. Given the centrality of music to

Sonic Representations of Jewishness, On Screen and Off

In-person conference at UCLA, April 19-21, 2026 Jews’ longstanding involvement with film and television has drawn much attention from scholars and the general public alike, raising the question of the significance of Jewish heritage and Jewishness more broadly for these creative endeavors, both on screen and behind the scenes. Given the centrality of music to

Faith, Frogs and the Sublime: Understanding Handel’s Israel in Egypt

In advance of the 2 PM Sunday, March 15 performance of Handel’s 1739 oratorio, “Israel in Egypt” in UCLA’s Royce Hall, please join us online at 10 AM Thursday, March 12 for a Milken Center panel discussion titled Faith, Frogs and the Sublime: Understanding Handel’s “Israel in Egypt.” Interspersing recorded portions of the work with our discussion,

Music of China, Winter Concert

The UCLA Chinese Music Ensemble, directed by Chi Li, performs its annual Winter concert featuring traditional and contemporary music, including Chinese opera aria, zheng unison, qin unison, folk dance, and silk-and-bamboo music. PROGRAM – COLOR PROGRAM – BLACK & WHITE

Winter Jazzfest, Concert 2

Charley Harrison leads his Jazz Combo and Jazz Orchestra on stage, along with Regina Carter’s Ginger Smock String Jazz Ensemble and Jesus Guzman’s Jazz Combo in the second concert of Winter Jazzfest.

Winter Jazzfest, Concert 1

The concert features the Roberto Miranda’s Jazz Combo, alongside the Commercial Studio Music Ensemble under the direction of Duane Benjamin, highlighting versatility and professional performance practices. The Charles Mingus Ensemble and Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, both directed by Hitomi Oba, honor jazz tradition while pushing boldly into modern sounds and concepts.